Meet Grant Dowie, the driver who drove the first CRL test train through the tunnels on this historic journey. City Rail Link spoke to him just before he made the 3.45-kilometre-long inaugural journey south from Waitematā Station (Britomart) under central Auckland past the new underground stations at Te Waihorotiu and
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 will go down in Auckland’s history books as the day the first City Rail Link test train, EMU AM836, was driven through the city’s underground tunnels. The train was driven by Operational Readiness Lead/Locomotive Engineer Grant Dowie, supported by other members of AOR’s CRL team including
On Monday, 3 February electric trains ran for the first time from the newly opened Pukekohe Station. CEO Martin Kearney and COO Gavin Panter travelled on the first EMU from Pukekohe to Waitematā (Britomart), with driver Dion Lynch and TM Cameron. Other ELT members took the first EMU out of
The Breeze radio hosts Robert Rakete and Jeanette Thomas hopped aboard their own “Love Train” for Valentine’s Day. The dynamic duo broadcast live from a Southern Line train, even interviewing a couple of our staff along the way! If you were listening in, you might have heard our own Head
AOR was a sea of yellow on April 18, in support of Rail RU OK? Day. Our staff enthusiastically adopted this year’s theme, “Here to hear”. Our exec leadership team, managers & health and safety reps were out and about meeting with staff and handing out coffee vouchers for Le
Former All Black Carlos Spencer played the part of train conclukter on Friday, 5 April onboard KFC’s first ever Gravy Train. The special train shuttle service ran from Britomart to Kingsland offering a free on-board experience to a limited number of passengers with a ticket to the Blues vs Force game travelling
